BNSF 1581 (SD40-2) and other light power stack up in the Denver Yard.

A mix of standard cab EMD's and widecab GE's make up the lineup at BNSF's engine facility located at the railroad's yard in Denver, Colorado. Among the locos is an SD40-2R, ES44C4's, ET44C4's, and... (more)

It is well below freezing and it almost appears as though the light power are huddling for warmth.

Local power idles off in the distance, while 2 former ATSF cabooses sit on a side track! Though nothing of their former glory and graffiti covered, great to find two same roadname Cabeese in the s... (more)

BNSF 1581 switches the yard in Galesburg.

The BNSF Barstow to Rock Island turn rarely rates 6-axle power, but on this day a former Santa Fe rebuilt SD45-2 gets the honors in downtown Moline.

BNSF SD40-2R 1581 leads Local 102 west past the new signals at Hodgkins.

This former Santa Fe SD45-2 has been rebuilt to SD40-2 specifications and is used around Duluth-Superior on local jobs. Here it is being borrowed by a yard crew to handle empty grain cars from the... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe SD45-2 1581 leads a train of empty grain hoppers away from unloading in Superior, Wisconsin on a code blue Sunday. Steve Smedley photo

The Grand Rapids local pulls into the Sappi Fine Paper yard and the four person crew works together and sets out a cut of cars before continuing west towards their namesake destination town of Gra... (more)

A fresh and still clean rebuilt SD40-2R looks good in the morning sun as they pass through a downtown road crossing featuring a working Griswold signal in Bob Dylan's hometown of Hibbing, MN.

A fresh and clean looking rebuilt SD40-2R looks good in the morning sun as they pass by the former depot in Bob Dylan's hometown of Hibbing, MN while on the way to the Minorca mine.

A nice summer morning finds the Kelly Lake local heading over from it's namesake to the Minorca mine using trackage rights to deliver hoppers of bentonite clay for pellet production.

Evening drop under light makes the colors on the rebuilt ex-ATSF SD45-2 5643 now BNSF SD40-2R almost glow while the four person crew takes the siding to wait for a eastbound train before they can ... (more)

With some rain coming, the engineer, conductor, trainer and the trainee on the Rapids local hurries to drop off the cut of cars for the Sappi paper plant and re-assemble their train before taking ... (more)